The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-07-07
THE KING SIGNS THE PEG
PIES CONSTITUTION.
Translation In Progress.
PromulgstiOn Expected To-Day.

reform, the universal topic Of the com
muniiy has been the new Constitution,
that was known to be in process of
formulation by select popular com.
mittee and laiterly under review Of the
judiciary. There has been deep
anxiety throughout upon the
problem Of whether the docu-
ment would be accepted by His Ma.
jcsty During the past two days, how.
ever, it was freely asserted on good
authority that the King had placed
himself in complete accord with the
wishes Of the Reform Party and
would sign the new charter Of popular
freedom on presentation, leaving all
responsibility for the act with his Min.
listers according to his pledge already
given in reply to the resolutions. This
assurance to great extent allayed
misgivings in the mind Of the com.
munity.
1t was known yesterday morning that
the committee had completed their
task and that the Judges Of the ST.
preme Court were in final consultation
with them over its provisions A
heated wave was added to the public
interest by the report during the day
that a hitch had occurred over the
abolition Of the House Of Mobiles as
hitherto constituted to be replaced with
an elective body through higher fran.
chise than that Of the House Of Repre-
sentatyes. This, it is stated, was de-
cided in favor Of the change, being one
Of the standing points Of the Reform
party.
Late in the afternoon il was an.
nounced that the document was in the
hands Of the King. The steamers
Kinau Likehke, Waialeale and Moko.
hi all sailed on their respective routes
without intelligence of the result The
steamer Mikahala for Kauai was de-
tanned until few minutes after six
O'Clock. About halfpast six a message
from the Mutual Telephone Office in
formed the HERALD that the Constitu-
ton had been signed by the King II
is possible that the Mikahala went of
without the news, but the Messrs.
Wilcox. who were passengers by her,
were on the alert for the intelligence
and would have had il il out before
the steamer sailed II net, it will be
carried to Kauai to-day by the schooner
Mary h. Foster The steamer Lehua
was detained in port for repairs till at.
ter dark, so that she would have the
news to carry to Hawaii and perhaps
TO Maui.
The HERALD was promised a copy
of the new Constitution last night, but
was later informed that the Govern
ment deemed it lnadvisable to make
public its tenor until the Hawaiian yer,
sion was ready for publication. Trans
lators were at work on the document
last night, and it is anticipated that il
will be promulgated in both languages
to-day. 1t is said that among Other
provisions the Legislature is to be
composed Of twenly-four Senators and
twenty-four Representatives, to be
elected by popular vote in both cases
|; Besides the existing Hawaiian electorate
I all males over FL years Of age, o.
J American or European birth, or Amer
lean or European descent, not undel
! disability for crime, etc, who have beer
resident in the Kingdom for a certain
period 1--WE are uncertain whether one
or more years. shall be entitled to yot,
for Representatives. Persons of simila
description, but who must in addition
, have paid taxes on property of thu
! value OF $4,000, or who ale in receip
Of not less than 5000 annual salary
shall be entitled TO vote for Senators
The King is to retain the power 0
veto but may be overruled in its exer
+ else by two-thirds vote of the Legis
/ ature